Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Highland Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Vermillion
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 142.6
area_land_km2 = 141.24
area_water_km2 = 1.35
area_total_sq_mi = 55.06
area_land_sq_mi = 54.53
area_water_sq_mi = 0.52
area_water_percent = 0.95

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1655
population_density_km2 = 11.7
population_density_sq_mi = 30.4

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elevation_m = 189
elevation_ft = 620
latd = 40
latm = 04
lats = 46
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 28
longs = 32
longEW = W

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postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 47928, 47932, 47974
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Highland Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,655 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1816533520&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Highland Township covers an area of 55.06 square miles (142.6 square kilometers); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.35 square kilometers) or 0.95 percent is water.

Cities

* Perrysville

Unincorporated towns

* Flat Iron
* Gessie
* Rileysburg
* Tree Spring

Adjacent townships

* Mound Township, Warren County (north)
* Troy Township, Fountain County (northeast)
* Wabash Township, Fountain County (east)
* Fulton Township, Fountain County (southeast)
* Eugene Township (south)
* McKendree Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (southwest)
* Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Ater, Chenoweth, Harrison, Hughes, Lower Mound and Smith.

Airports and landing strips

* Highland Airport

Rivers

* Vermilion River

chool districts

* North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Political districts

* Indiana's 8th congressional district
* State House District 42
* State Senate District 38

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Vermillion.htm Indiana Township Association page for Vermillion County]